--- title: "7 Faith Saving Quotes by 5 authors" description: "Browse 7 Faith Saving quotes by 5 authors. Discover the best Faith Saving sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8e/john-flavel-4295_christ_there-is-no-grace-more-excellent-than-fa_303651.jpg" --- > [There is no grace more excellent than faith; no sin more execrable and abominable then unbelief. Faith is the saving grace and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flavel/there-is-no-grace-more-excellent-than-faith-no-sin-more-execrable-and/) [John Flavel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-flavel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8e/john-flavel-4295_christ_there-is-no-grace-more-excellent-than-fa_303651.jpg) > [“The genius of the divine way of salvation by faith is that in it we are personally, actively united to Jesus Christ,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sinclair-b-ferguson/the-genius-of-the-divine-way-of-salvation-by-faith-is-that-in-it-we/) [Sinclair B. Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sinclair-b-ferguson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc0/sinclair-b-ferguson-3915_faith_the-genius-of-the-divine-way-of-salvatio_653913.png) > [The pursuit of joy in God is not optional. It is not an 'extra' that a person might grow into after he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-piper/the-pursuit-of-joy-in-god-is-not-optional-it-is-not-an-extra-that-a/) [John Piper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-piper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be4/john-piper-255_christ_the-pursuit-of-joy-in-god-is-not-optiona_891526.png) > [“The pursuit of joy in God is not optional. It is not an “extra” that a person might grow into after he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-piper/the-pursuit-of-joy-in-god-is-not-optional-it-is-not-an-extra-that-a-2/) [John Piper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-piper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb6/john-piper-255_confidence_the-pursuit-of-joy-in-god-is-not-optiona_1149704.jpg) > [It is never on account of its formal nature as a psychic act that faith is conceived in Scripture to be saving.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-b-warfield/it-is-never-on-account-of-its-formal-nature-as-a-psychic-act-that/) [B. B. Warfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-b-warfield/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b75/b-b-warfield-26485_accounts_it-is-never-on-account-of-its-formal-nat_1197467.png) > [Faith has a saving connection with Christ. Christ is on the shore, so to speak, holding the rope, and as we lay…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-spurgeon/faith-has-a-saving-connection-with-christ-christ-is-on-the-shore-so/) [Charles Spurgeon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-spurgeon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eab/charles-spurgeon-82_christ_faith-has-a-saving-connection-with-chris_1985464.jpg) > [“Being persuaded that Christ and his promises are factual is not by itself saving faith. That is why some professing Christians will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-piper/being-persuaded-that-christ-and-his-promises-are-factual-is-not-by/) [John Piper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-piper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/036/john-piper-255_christianity_being-persuaded-that-christ-and-his-prom_2770637.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/faith-saving/#itemlist", "name": "Faith Saving Quotes", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There is no grace more excellent than faith; no sin more execrable and abominable then unbelief. Faith is the saving grace and unbelief the damning sin. (Mark 16:16) ... Before Christ can be received, the heart must be emptied and opened: but men's heart's are full of self-righteousn ess and vain confidence (Rom 10:3).", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Flavel" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-flavel/there-is-no-grace-more-excellent-than-faith-no-sin-more-execrable-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8e/john-flavel-4295_christ_there-is-no-grace-more-excellent-than-fa_303651.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8e/john-flavel-4295_christ_there-is-no-grace-more-excellent-than-fa_303651.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8e/john-flavel-4295_christ_there-is-no-grace-more-excellent-than-fa_303651.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There is no grace more excellent than faith; no sin more execrable and abominable then unbelief. 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